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2002 Central Michigan

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mike DeBord.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2002, game by game: won vs. Sam Houston 34–10; won vs. Wyoming 32–20; won at Akron 24–17; lost at Indiana 29–39; lost at Boston College 0–43; lost vs. Bowling Green 35–45; lost at Northern Illinois 0–49; lost vs. Marshall 18–23; won at Eastern Michigan 47–21; lost at Toledo 17–44; lost vs. Ball State 21–38; lost vs. Western Michigan 10–35+26−49Won 34–10 vs. Sam Houston+24Sam HoustonWon 32–20 vs. Wyoming+12WyomingWon 24–17 at Akron+7AkronLost 29–39 at Indiana-10IndianaLost 0–43 at Boston College-43Boston CollegeLost 35–45 vs. Bowling Green-10Bowling GreenLost 0–49 at Northern Illinois-49Northern Illino…Lost 18–23 vs. Marshall-5MarshallWon 47–21 at Eastern Michigan+26Eastern MichiganLost 17–44 at Toledo-27ToledoLost 21–38 vs. Ball State-17Ball StateLost 10–35 vs. Western Michigan-25Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsSam HoustonW 34–⁠1067%
Sep 7vsWyomingW 32–⁠2065%
Sep 14atAkronW 24–⁠1742%
Sep 21atIndianaL 29–⁠3937%
Sep 28atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠4323%
Oct 12vsBowling GreenL 35–⁠4532%
Oct 19atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠4927%
Oct 26vsMarshallL 18–⁠2323%
Nov 2atEastern MichiganW 47–⁠2154%
Nov 9atToledoL 17–⁠4421%
Nov 16vsBall StateL 21–⁠3853%
Nov 23vsWestern MichiganL 10–⁠3550%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 35–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2002.

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠384
Coach
Mike DeBord
Elo
1312 −59 this season
SP+ rating
-18.7 No. 105 of 117; offense No. 102, defense No. 102
SRS
−17.3 No. 107 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 91
Most valuable player
Robbie Mixon

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Robert Stanger OT★★No. 898
Markus Naves WR★★No. 898
Obed Genaille WR★★No. 898
Tyrone Kelly CB★★No. 898
Damon Petty SDE★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.00.767
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line42.00.767
Defensive backs52.00.767
Whole class172.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2002 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠111–⁠224
Northern Illinois7–⁠18–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠29–⁠3
UCF6–⁠27–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠44–⁠8
Akron3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠73–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠73–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.